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Mowat Island

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Mowat Island
Map
Geography
LocationBay of Fundy
Area5 ha (12 acres)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
ParishWest Isles Parish

Mowat Island (also called Moat Island[1]) is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay. It was historically owned by John and David Mowat, who also owned Adams Island.[2]

On September 29 1932, the RCMP intercepted Harry Richardson's Ada May at the uninhabited Mowat's Island selling smuggled alcohol.[3]

Although Mowat Island is privately-owned, it has an easement for the Nature Trust of New Brunswick which entirely owns Little Mowat Island to its north.[4]

There is a geodetic triangulation station on a high rocky hill in the middle of the island.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Sailing Directions for Nova Scotia, 1952, US Navy Hydrographic Office
  2. ^ https://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=4512
  3. ^ https://archive.org/details/rcmp-rrcmp-1932-eng/mode/2up?q=%22deer+island%22+campobello
  4. ^ "Our history". Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Triangulation in Maine", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918